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The second day of the IEEE Radar Bootcamp began with an engaging session on phased arrays, led by Prof. David Schvartzman. Participants then rolled up their sleeves to apply what they learned, using MATLAB and Analog Devices’ “Phaser” board for hands-on experiments.
ARRC student Callin won the first place of Student Paper Awards at the IEEE International Conference - Radar 2025 held in Atlanta, Georgia. His paper was entitled "Reduced-Dimension Reiterative Superresolution." Callin is advised by Dr. Nathan Goodman.
At the IEEE Radar Conference, Mark Yeary and Bill Cornell Jr were recognized for their work on the new revision of the IEEE Standard 686: Radar Definitions.
Shane Flandermeyer has been announced as the recipient of the inaugural ARRC National Security Scholarship. The scholarship was established to recognize outstanding graduate students in the ARRC who are studying fundamental technology and developing innovations related to national security. This prestigious annual award includes a $5000 prize.
Shane is an ARRC graduate research assistant pursuing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering. He has done extensive work in radar resource management, multi-object tracking, real-time signal processing on hardware accelerators, and open-source software development. He is advised by Dr. Justin Metcalf.
Shane was presented the award by Navy Captain Paul Youn at the Joint Military Awards Ceremony held April 16 at OU's Reynolds Performing Arts Center.
Two ARRC graduate students received awards at the annual College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences (CAGS) Student Awards ceremony held on April 16 in the National Weather Center.
Aimee Matland-Dixon, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in the School of Meteorology, was presented the Richard J. Doviak Scholarship Award and Ayano Ueki, pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the Tommy C. Craighead Award for Best Paper in Radar Meteorology. Both awards came with a monetary prize.
Aimee is co-advised by Dr. Pierre Kirstetter and Dr. Robert Palmer and Ayano is co-advised by Dr. Palmer and Dr. Boonleng Cheong.
The Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) at ARRC hosted Dr. Joel Dunsmore on April 7th for his first Distinguished Microwave Lecture. His presentation was titled "Modern Methods for Component Measurements using Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) for 6G Test." The talk touched upon the important and unique features of modern VNAs for precision testing and measurement, especially at higher frequencies.
Dr. Dunsmore is a Keysight R&D Fellow working at the Santa Rosa Site. He received his Ph.D. from Leeds University in 2004. He was a principal contributor to the PNA family of network analyzers, with recent work in non-linear tests, including differential devices and mixer measurements, as well as modulated and spectrum measurements. He has received 36 patents and authored the Handbook of Microwave Component Measurements, 2nd Edition (John Wiley, 2020). He also has a YouTube Channel, @DrJoelVNA.
Thank you, Dr. Dunsmore, for the talk!
The ARRC hosted Dr. Armin Doerry on April 3rd, who presented a seminar as part of the ARRC Distinguished Radar Lecture Series. Dr. Doerry is a distinguished member of technical staff in the ISR Mission Engineering Department of Sandia National Laboratories and a research professor at the University of New Mexico Center for High-Technology Materials. His seminar was titled "Airborne Radar for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance." Dr. Doerry also presented a short course on synthetic aperture radar imaging to ARRC students, faculty, and engineers.
Thank you to Dr. Doerry for your sharing your experience and expertise with us!
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Dr. Jorge Salazar-Cerreno has been elected as the Technical Coordinator for the 2025 Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA) Symposium. In addition to this prestigious role, he will also serve on the AMTA Board of Directors, contributing his extensive expertise in microwave antennas, phased-array systems, and radar technologies to the organization's mission.
The Horus Radar, developed by the ARRC and NOAA's NSSL, revolutionizes weather monitoring with all-digital polarimetric phased-array technology. Unlike traditional radars, it scans storms every 15-30 seconds, providing near real-time, high-resolution atmospheric data. Read more in the original article here.